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28th April 2015, 21:58 | #11 |
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Tony,
Your radiator fan appears to be working normally. I hesitate to say any more than that, other than wondering whether the weight of your caravan is within that permitted to be towed by your car. I feel sure that you'd have checked that. Simon
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28th April 2015, 22:20 | #12 |
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Simon, I reckon I am within the limits ok, kerb weight for CDti shows a range of weights, I have gone for 1585kg, the caravan is 1420kg which comes in at about 90%, ideal recommendation is 85% but the extra 5% is not excessive.
In every other way the outfit is superb, the car pulls like a train and is very stable, i consider it to be a superb towcar. I think that I am going to 'suck it and see', in a couple of months I have a 1600 mile journey back home over quite varied terrain, so will see what happens. Putting it in context i have covered 1960 miles with only these two incidents. I was just struggling to get my head round the logic of what caused the problem. Thanks again for your input. Tony
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28th April 2015, 22:52 | #13 |
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Do you have a top hose thermostat mod? I have heard these can sometimes cause issues with towing.
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28th April 2015, 22:59 | #14 |
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no just the bog standard set up
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It was worth a guess I suppose.
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28th April 2015, 23:08 | #16 |
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Only early car (up to around 2001) have the oil cooler in the LH wing, later cars have a oil to water cooler. If car has fog lights then later cooler is fitted.
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29th April 2015, 10:54 | #17 |
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I am reliably informed that if the ATF does go over temperature, the IPK flashes up a message as well. So back to square 1
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So system blockage or dodgy thermostat. Time for the dishwasher tablet treatment? Andrew
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